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Jean-Yves Blaise, born in Grenoble in 1965
Architect ENSAIS (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries de Strasbourg)
PhD Mathematics & Informatics(Aix-Marseille University)

Since 2005 senior researcher for CNRS (French National Body for Scientific Research).
Research focus on KR & infovis applied to historical sciences, and particularly to historic architecture. Co-introduced and developed a methodological framework known as informative modelling, questioning the relationship between historical sciences and computer-based solutions for data acquisition and analysis. Research themes and involvements include ontology and terminology for architectural concepts, spatio-temporal information systems, visual analytics as applied to historical sciences, time-oriented data, architectural morphology analysis, and tangible interfaces (tactichronie patent).

Wrote and published over 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers in a wide range of scientific disciplines (KR, data analytics, computer graphics, Infovis, digital heritage, Humanities, etc.).

Acts as a reviewer in the above-mentioned scientific circles.

PhD, Mathematics & Informatics

Applying the object-oriented formalism to the analysis of historic architecture: modelling and interfacing issues

In this work we evaluate the relevance and the usability of various computer formalisms as applied to the investigation of the architectural heritage, an application field that we characterise and derive specifications from.

Our research question can be summed up in these words: is the classification paradigm that object orientation bases on relevant when trying to describe and document an historic edifice?

We define a generic methodology of description of the edifice, and develop a series of tools that exploit and evaluate the theoretical model.

We demonstrate that an a priori analysis of the architectural corpus can greatly benefit to its investigation. Surveying, representation and documentation efforts then appear as processes informing the model’s instances.

We demonstrate that such a methodology favours a global understanding of the edifice and of its evolutions.